Tent supporting structure



Feb. 23, 1932. B. H. BROOKS 1,846,305

TENT SUPPORTING STRUCTURE Filed Jan. 21, 1928 31min BLOOMFIELD H. BaoousMf/TEHL'AD q I/OGL Per 5% M Patented Feb. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE BLOOMFIELD H. BROOKS, DENVER, COLOMBO rem: sorron'rme s'rnucruanApplication filed January 21, 1928. Serial No. 248,417.

.10 the outside oi the tent, a portion of such structure being adaptableto use as a center pole for supporting the tent at the peak thereof fromwithin the tent.

A further object is to provide a structure of the class hereinabovedescribed which shall be simple, economical, light and compact.

With the above and other objects in view, which will more fully appearfrom the following specification and claim, the invention comprisescertain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts asmore fully hereinafter described and as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure I is an elevation oi a peak tent sup- 2T5 ported from the outsideby the structure forming the subject matter of this invention.

Figure II is an enlarged view of one-half of the supporting structure,portions being shown in longitudinal section.

' Figure III is a view of a portion of the structure adapted for use asa center pole.

Figure IV is a cross section on line H of Fig. II.

Figure V is a detail of the peak of the supporting structure.

Polygonal tents terminating in and supported at the peak are in commonuse, particularly for tourist purposes and such usage requiressimplicity of construction as well as lightness and compactness andeconomy in the matter of expense.

It is a simple and common expedient to support such a tent at the peakby means of a center pole but the use of the center pole interferes withthe full use of the comparatively restricted space within a tent of sizeconvenient li or camping or tourist purposes and .it is, therefore,desirable, where full'use of the space Within the tent is required, toprovide means for exteriorlysupporting the tent from its peak. Suchexteriormeansofsupport, however, are more cumbersome and complicatedthan a simple centerpole.

It is the primary. object and purpose of the present inventiont'oprovide within a single structure themean s for supporting the tent fromthe peak either from within the tent by a center pole or from withoutthe tent by a suitable peak supporting structure.

Inorder to accomplish the objects hereinabove and hereafter set forth, Iprovide two poles formed of tubular sections suitably jointed, suchpoles being bent to generally conform toth'e outline of the tent fromthe ground tothe peak and the polesbeing adapt- 5 ed to join above thepeak of the tent and means being provided for supporting the peak of thetent from said poles. M

In the drawings, the tent is indicated at l point of joinder of the twoand one of the poles shown in Fig. II has a plurality of side sectionsQand 3 and. a top section 4 with a bend 5 substantially opposite theeaves of the tent and means as hole 6 in the upper end thereof forreceiving a bolt 7 7 for joining the two side poles together. Thesections are: formed of metal tubing and one end of each section isadapted, preferably by crimping as clearly illustrated at Figs. 11

' and IV, to telescope into one end of the next section 9 meycorrespondwith section 3. A

section 10 is provided having one end crimped in the manner aboveindicated and having a pin 11min the other end thereof. Section 12 ofthe second side pole is adapted to receive the crimped ends of theadjoining sections at both 7 ends ofthe section 12.

A hook 13 depends from the bolt 7 between the sections 4 and 8 of thesupporting poles and from this hook the peak 14 of the tent is supportedas by the looped rope 15.

For further steadying the tent, loops 16 may be provided at the eaves ofthe tent and these may be attached to the poles by suitable means aschains 17.

The lower end of the section 2 may be provided with a plug 2a forclosing the end to prevent the entrance of dirt therein.

By this structure, as fully illustrated in Fig. I, the peak of the tentmay be suphaving a pin adapted to be inserted in the ground and certainof said sections, including said bottom section, being adapted to beseparated from said outside supporting structure and reassembled into acenter pole for supporting the peak of a tent from within, said bottomsection carrying said pin being adapted to form the top section of saidcenter pole with said pin engaging the peak of the tent.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

BLOOMFIELD H. BROOKS.

ported from the outside and'the "use of the center pole in the tent maybe eliminated, thus making available for use the entire space within thetent. v .7

When it is not necessary to have the use of the entire space within thetent, that is, when the use of the center pole willnotbe obj ectionable,aportion of the above described structure may be taken and used as acenter pole, section 2 being used as the bottom section of such centerpole and sections 9 and 10 being reversed so that the crimp at the endof sec tion 9 will set into the upper end of section 2 and the pin ll'atthe end. of section 10 will become the peak supporting pin at the upperend of the pole, all as clearly illustrated at Fig. III.

Any suitable means commonly used in the peak of the tent for receivingthe pin on the center pole may beemployed for such use in this case and,such structures being of various kinds and well known, are not herespecifically 1 shown. I

The use of the center pole formed as illustrated at Fig. 111, forsupporting the peak of the tent on the inside thereof, is wellunderstood and need 'not'be further here described. I

It will be understood that changes in detailsof construction maybe madewithin the spirit and scope of the specification and appended claim.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that this'structure for tentsupport may be very readily set up or taken down, both as to the supportfrom the outside and as to the center pole structure and that it may beconstructed of very light tubing and still have ample strength andrigidity for the purpose for which it is intended and that, by reason ofits sectional construction of light tubing material, it may be put up incompact form for transportation and will be of comparatively smallweight. g

I claim r v In a tent'supporting structure, a plurality of outsidesupporting members adapted to support the neakof thetent from above,said 1 members being formed of separable sections, the bottom section inone of said members

